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H3789 • 2025

An Act relative to the Move Over Law

An Act relative to the Move Over Law

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Sponsor
Thomas M. Stanley
Last action
2025-08-18
Official status
Accompanied H3675
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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An Act relative to the Move Over Law

An Act relative to the Move Over Law By Representative Stanley of Waltham, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No.

What This Bill Does

  • An Act relative to the Move Over Law By Representative Stanley of Waltham, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No.
  • 3789) of Thomas M.
  • Stanley relative to the move over law, so-called.
  • Transportation.

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Bill History

  1. 2025-08-18 House

    Accompanied H3675

  2. 2025-05-27 Joint

    Hearing scheduled for 06/03/2025 from 11:00 AM-01:00 PM in B-2

  3. 2025-02-27 House

    Referred to the committee on Transportation

  4. 2025-02-27 Senate

    Senate concurred

Official Summary Text

An Act relative to the Move Over Law
By Representative Stanley of Waltham, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 3789) of Thomas M. Stanley relative to the move over law, so-called. Transportation.

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Bill H.3789

SECTION 1. Section 7C of chapter 89 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2022 Official Edition, is amended by inserting after the definition of “Recovery vehicle” the following 2 definitions:-

"Utility vehicle," a vehicle being used to install, maintain, repair, operate or restore communications service, electric or gas distribution or transmission service in an emergency and that is operated by an employee of or a person under contract with a company incorporated for the transmission of intelligence by electricity or by telephone or an electric distribution, transmission or distribution company as defined by section 1 of chapter 164.

“Disabled vehicle”, a motor vehicle that has been abandoned or rendered inoperable by mechanical failure or accident.

SECTION 2. Subsection (b) of said section 7C of said chapter 89, as so appearing, is hereby amended by inserting after the words “maintenance vehicle”, the following words:- “, utility vehicle or disabled vehicle”.

SECTION 3. Paragraph (1) of said subsection (b) of said section 7C of said chapter 89, as so appearing, is hereby amended by inserting after the words “maintenance vehicle”, the following words:- “, utility vehicle or disabled vehicle”.

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